Paddy Pimblett gets Donovan Desmae as Cage Warriors 100 opponent

Paddy Pimblett already was slated to fight at Cage Warriors 100. Now he has an opponent.

On Thursday, the promotion announced that Pimblett will take on Belgium’s Donovan Desmae at the Dec. 8 event from Ice Arena Wales in Cardiff, Wales.

The 23-year-old Pimblett (14-3) will look to rebound from his failed attempt at becoming a two-weight Cage Warriors champion. Pimblett dropped a unanimous decision to Soren Bak in September at Cage Warriors 96. Pimblett, the former featherweight champion, had previously won his only other 155-pound bout by submitting Alexis Savvidis.

Desmae (11-5) also will be looking to bounce back. His TKO loss to Hubert Geven in June snapped a two-fight winning streak.